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Quote by Jonathan Swift
The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the h

The power of fortune is confessed only by the miserable, for the happy impute all their success to prudence or merit. – Jonathan Swift

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Interest is the spur of the people, but glory that of great souls. Invention is the talent of youth, and judgment of age. – Jonathan Swift

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Where there are large powers with little ambition… nature may be said to have fallen short of her purposes. – Jonathan Swift

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I think I have told you, but if I have not, you must have understood, that a man who has a vision is not able to use the power of it until after he has performed the vision on earth for the people to see. – Black Elk

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Democracy shows not only its power in reforming governments, but in regenerating a race of men and this is the greatest blessing of free governments. – Andrew Jackson

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Power (n): The only narcotic regulated by the SEC instead of the FDA. – Anon.

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The power to define the situation is the ultimate power. – Jerry Rubin

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